Soft upper trim for switch assembly of vehicle door and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract

Provided is a soft upper trim of a vehicle door, in which an upper substrate, foam, and a transparent skin are laminated, and particularly, to a soft upper trim for switch assembly of a vehicle door, in which a switch, which is configured to preserve continuity of a transparent skin and display lock and unlock symbols on the transparent skin, is easily assembled to an upper substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same.

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BACKGROUND1. Technical Field[0001]The present invention relates to a soft upper trim of a vehicle door, in which an upper substrate, foam, and a transparent skin are laminated, and particularly, to a soft upper trim for switch assembly of a vehicle door, in which a switch, which is configured to preserve continuity of a transparent skin and display lock and unlock symbols on the transparent skin, is easily assembled to an upper substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same.2. Description of Related Art[0002]A foamed skin trim 70 (see FIG. 1) at a door upper trim side for a vehicle is disclosed in the patent document (Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1087875).[0003]That is, a substrate for a door trim of a vehicle is divided into an injection-molded upper substrate, a center substrate, and a lower substrate. The three divided substrates are connected through screws or the like.[0004]In addition, a foam-molded foam 50 and a transparent skin 60 are further laminated on the upper s...

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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a technology that maintains the appearance of a vehicle's external switch module while securing its functionality. This is achieved by laminating a foam and transparent skin after a groove is formed in the lower surface of an upper substrate. The technology also allows for the display of symbols on the substrate, making them easily visible inside the vehicle. Additionally, the patent discusses the use of a protrusion groove to prevent foam from adhering to a light guide plate during foam molding. Furthermore, the patent notes the use of an accommodation groove to improve the clearness of symbols and fix the switch module, as well as the use of a transparent resin and transparent paint without the need for a separate process of boring a hole in the transparent resin. The use of a thermo plastic elastomer material in the transparent resin simplifies the process, while the high affinity of the resin with the substrate and light guide plate ensures compatibility during injection molding.

Problems solved by technology

Therefore, drivers who get out of the vehicle may not check a symbol inside the vehicle through a window.

In particular, after a door is locked or unlocked, when drivers get out of the vehicle, the drivers tend to check the symbol through the window, but such a demand may not be satisfied.

However, the finishing treatment is postprocessed and thus may not attractive and likely to drop a price of the vehicle.

Meanwhile, in the patent document (Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2017-0074740), since a switch is provided on a substrate, the same problem arises similarly to the patent document (Japanese Patent Publication No. 4218660).

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